ADMINISTRATIVE

TO:

Division Superintendents

FROM:

Richard T. La Pointe
Superintendent of Public Instruction

SUBJECT:

School Food Service Employee Recognition Day

The staff members, who prepare and serve the school breakfasts
and lunches in our schools, are dedicated to providing
students with nutritious, appealing meals every school day.
Their efforts may go unnoticed in the busy routine; however,
without them the school day would be disrupted and many
children would be hungry.
The Virginia Department of Education joins the Virginia
Department of Agriculture and the Virginia School Food Service
Association in recognizing these members of our school
community. May 14, 1997 is designated School Food Service
Employee Recognition Day to encourage the employees to take
pride in their contributions to students and to give them
special recognition.
The Department of Education encourages administrators,
faculty, and students to show their appreciation on May 14.
Students and staff previously have expressed their
appreciation by writing letters or poems, holding receptions,
sending flowers or cards, and submitting articles to the
school newspaper.
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